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Statement

Statement by the Department of National Defence

NR-06.064 - September 22, 2006

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence issued the following statement today:

In the Toronto Star article of September 22 titled “Canada Readies Fighter Jets,” authored by Mr. Bruce Campion-Smith, it was indicated that the government was possibly preparing to deploy CF-18s to Afghanistan.

To clarify, the Department of National Defence has no intention to deploy CF-18s to Afghanistan.

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